the author of this essay calls it the new reichstag fire and then goes on to prove his point quite well, in reference to the activities of 1/6; 

In one instance after another, history proves to be a reliable bellwether as to what will happen in the future. The reason that this is so often true is that, throughout the ages, whilst technology has been ever-changing, human nature remains essentially the same.

In November of 1932, the Nazis had lost considerable ground in Parliament but were still holding on to power, albeit tentatively.

With only one-third of the vote and a federal election scheduled for March of 1933, the Nazis faced losing out to the Left-oriented parties.

Then, on the night of 27th February 1933, flames erupted from the Reichstag.

The people of Germany were horrified that their parliament building had been burned.

A man was immediately arrested who was claimed by the Nazis to be a communist working for the left-wing opposition parties.........read more........